\\nJob Description

Our Human Health Division maintains a \\xe2\\x80\\x9cpatient first, profits later\\xe2\\x80\\x9d ideology. The organization is comprised of sales, marketing, market access, digital analytics and commercial professionals who are passionate about their role in bringing our medicines to our customers worldwide.

As Director, Core Europe Region (CER) Market Access Pharmaceutical and Vaccines, Oncology Alliances you will be primarily, responsible for adapting and implementing strategies, projects and market support to our company products within the above company portfolios. In addition, you will manage Market Access relations with Oncology and potentially other Alliance partners, maintaining firewalls to our company proprietary product teams. You will be reporting into the Executive Director, CER Pharmaceutical and Vaccines, Oncology Alliances Access Lead.

Main Responsibilities:

Vaccines and Pharma CER

• Lead regional Access and Pricing strategies for maintaining and improving patient access to and the value of our products.
• Lead regional Market Access (MAx) support for countries and global MAx for launching approved and upcoming Pharmaceutical and Vaccines products.
• Support global, regional and market teams in all Pharmaceutical and Vaccines Access and Pricing matters including Hospital/Specialty, Antibiotics, Primary Care, Immunology and Vaccines portfolio.
• Work closely with pricing teams to ensure coherent pricing strategies across all markets in order to maximize value recognition and access.
• Consolidate market access and pricing assumptions into forecasts in Pharmaceutical and Vaccines for CER Management.
• Price Approval Request Form support for markets (as needed).
• Track global and market developments, incl. competitors, for updating Sr. Mgmt. and informing strategic decision making.
• Counsel markets in Access strategies, best practice models and negotiations, etc
• Share best practice across the European Union and Canada region and provide regional and market input into our global product access plans to ensure the needs of European and Canadian payers are met.
• Align CER Market Access business priorities and deliverables, consolidate markets` Planning and Review needs and inputs, and communicate them to global teams (Global Market Access, Centre for Observational and Real-World Evidence, Global Medical and Scientific Affairs, Commercial, Regulatory, Medical, Legal, Manufacturing and Supply Division).

Oncology Access Alliances

• Manage Market Access relations with Oncology and potentially other Alliance partners.
• Navigate our market teams in their relations with Alliance partners.
• Develop and implement guidance for regional and local Alliance collaborations.
• Support Commercial and Finance in Alliance products forecasting.

Your Profile:

• Master\\xe2\\x80\\x99s degree in business administration, health economics, or equivalent.
• Extensive experience in market access, health economics, outcomes research, or pricing in the pharmaceutical industry, incl. in the area of pharmaceutical and vaccines.

• Evidence of strategic and analytical thought.
• Proven track record of success in executing access strategies.
• Proven ability to establish influential relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to navigate the market access environment, with demonstrated success in identifying optimal routes to reimbursement that are consistent with global strategy in a rapidly evolving landscape, addressing country requirements for Health Technology Assessment and tender processes.

• Capability to interpret information across customers to influence external decision-makers.
• Ability to leverage networks and information across digital, access, Centre for Observational and Real-World Evidence, policy, and marketing.
• Experience in leading with informal authority, managing through ambiguity, and ability to communicate clearly in a matrixed environment.
• A contemporary perspective of the business environment that enables a fresh outlook to the company\\xe2\\x80\\x99s business model and creative approach to meet future demands.

Our Market Access team monitor population demographics and develop solutions to give patients access to our medicines. We act as both educators and advocates for our products, processes, and practices that help us revolutionize how our medicines create value in society.

THE COMPANY

At the company, we are unified around our purpose: We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. Our company has had a presence in Switzerland since 1963 and employs around 1000 people at five sites in the cantons of Lucerne and Zurich. We are proud to be certified as a \\xe2\\x80\\x9cTop Employer Switzerland\\xe2\\x80\\x9d and \\xe2\\x80\\x9cTop Employer Europe\\xe2\\x80\\x9d since 2012 showing the company\\xe2\\x80\\x99s commitment to our employees and the community around us.

We are proud to be certified as a \\xe2\\x80\\x9cTop Employer Switzerland\\xe2\\x80\\x9d and \\xe2\\x80\\x9cTop Employer Europe\\xe2\\x80\\x9d showing the company\\xe2\\x80\\x99s commitment to our employees and the community around us.

The Ring Center building in Kriens is the headquarters of the regional marketing departments for emerging markets in Europe & Canada (EUCAN) as well as Eastern Europe, the Middle East & Africa (EEMEA), making this one of company\\\'s most important locations. Employees from 50 nations across the region bring their diverse backgrounds and experiences together to develop solutions that benefit all our patients. From this site we provide leadership and support to more than 70 local subsidiaries around the world.

Who we are \\xe2\\x80\\xa6

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world\\\'s most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for \\xe2\\x80\\xa6

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us\\xe2\\x80\\x94and start making your impact today.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another\\xe2\\x80\\x99s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

Current Employees apply

Current Contingent Workers apply

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Employee Status: Regular

Relocation: Domestic/International

VISA Sponsorship: No

Travel Requirements: 25%

Flexible Work Arrangements: Not Specified

Shift: Not Indicated

Valid Driving License: No

Hazardous Material(s): No\\n \\n \\n \\n \\n \\n

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